Share what skills a team needs to succeed with API testing.

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Yet Another Challenge! Ministry of Testing got us 30 days Testing Challenge.

This time topic is on API Testing.

Challenge Link:  https://www.ministryoftesting.com/dojo/lessons/30-days-of-api-testing  



It has been long time I have worked on API Testing, after learning from API Testing Dojo (year 2015).

12th Challenge: Share what skills a team needs to succeed with API testing.




While I have started learning about APIs and API Testing, while working at Unilog.

Below are the skills a Team/Team Members needs to have to succeed with API Testing.


  • Have Curiosity to Learn and Research.
  • Able to understand Business Requirements with Functional Requirements
  • Able to Collaborate and Communicate with Developers
  • Able to Read the API Documentation if readily available (or) Find them Online.
  • Testing Skills and Mindset how to Test with various conditions (rationally/logically).
  • Able to Plan the testing activity and Inform the relevant stakeholders (internal/external) about how the testing will be approached and Ask for feedback.
  • Have knowledge on SQL and Able to perform Queries (simple) to validate the information.
  • Have knowledge on How HTTP Works.
  • Have Knowledge about JSON and XML. (Basics)
  • Have Knowledge on REST vs SOAP. and Find out what APIs we are going to Test. 
  • Have Knowledge on API Testing Tools. Example - SOAP UI, POSTMAN, SWAGGER
  • Ablility to decide what tools we could use for API Testing.
  • Have Knowledge to use Web Developer Tools.
  • Additional: Have Knowledge on Fiddler, Charles, Fiddler.
  • From Danny Dainton: We should have Knowledge on Scripting. (Javascript) for Writing Tests on Postman.
  • From Yogitha (Ex-Colleague in Unilog): We should have knowledge on Groovy Scripts.
  • Having Knowledge about API Security. Security of APIs is essential.
  • Mentoring/Teaching the team/stakeholders on How the testing has been performed. (Remember: Not everyone will be able to know How testing is done)
  • Bonus: Be Open to Read/Learn about APIs Online/Books and how others are performing API Testing.

There are many things which I need to learn from the above list mentioned.

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.


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